THE FOSTER NURSERIES 
place in ordinary soil. When left undis- 
turbed for a number of years, they form 
large clumps and the handsome _ blue 
flowers give a strikingly beautiful effect. 
Add bone meal to soil and give plenty of 
moisture. Excellent for pot culture. Spring 
delivery. 
A. UMBELLATUS. 2 to 8 ft. 15°. Ever- 
green foliage with heads of beautiful blue 
fiowers on 2 to 4 ft. stems. June flower- 
ing. $1.00 each. 
A. UMBELLATUS MOOREANUS. 
Dwarf form of the above but the foliage 
is deciduous and the plant is hardy down 
to zero. Good plant for rock gardens and 
for planting near pools. $1.00 each. 
ALPINIA NUTANS. Shell Flower, Gin- 
gerelily. (he Indies.) 5 to 10°ft.9 25°) The 
foliage is tropical in appearance, some- 
what like Canna but much richer and 
more pleasing in appearance. The heavy, 
long leaves have an aromatic odor when 
crushed. In the spring it has beautiful 
fragrant flowers that are white tinged 
with purple, yellow, and brown mark- 
ings. The plant is hardy at 10° but loses 
its foliage and does not bloom when 
frozen back at around 25 to 28 degrees. 
Plant in rich, moist soil. Delivery any 
time. $2.00 to $6.00 each. 
AMARCRINUM HOWARDI. (Garden 
Hybrid.) 30 in. 15°. This beautiful plant is 
a hybrid of Crinum Moorei and Amaryllis 
Belladona. The foliage is handsome and 
evergreen. The Crinum-like flowers are 
silvery pink and come in the Summer and 
fall. One of the finer bulbs for Southern 
gardens. Mix a liberal quantity of bone 
meal with the soil before planting. Any 
good soil in sun or part shade. Delivery 
anytime. $2.50 and $3.50 each. 
ASPIDISTRA LURIDA. (China.) 2 ft. 
18°. This plant has dark green lance- 
shaped leaves and is much used in New 
Orleans and other Deep South cities in 
densely shaded areas where few other 
plants will survive. Also a splendid plant 
for indoor use in pots. Any soil. Shade. 
Delivery any time. $1.50 to $5.00 each. 
ASTER FRIKARTI. (New Hybrid.) 2 ft. 
0°. This is considered by many to be the 
finest hardy perennial introduced during 
the last twenty years. The 2 to 3 inch 
daisy-like flowers are lavender blue with 
yellow centers and are excellent for cut- 
ting. In bloom from April to December. 
May be grown in the extreme North with 
some protection in winter. Good garden 
soil in sun or light shade. Deliver October 
to May. 75c each; $6.50 per doz. 
BEGONIA EVANSIANA. Hardy Be- 
gonia. (Java, China.) 2ft. Survives sub- 
zero temperatures. One of the _ finest 
flowering plants for planting in the shade. 
Gives color in dark and shaded corners 
where few other flowering things sur- 
vive. The lovely pink flowers are freely 
produced from mid-summer until frost. 
The tops freeze down in cold weather but 
come up again the following spring. Space 
8 or 10 inches apart and plant 2 inches 
deep in rich moist soil. Spring Delivery. 
$2.00 for 3, $6.50 doz. 
CALADIUM VARIEGATA. Fancy- 
leaved Caladium. Tender. One of the very 
best foliage plants for use in sun or 
shade. Any average soil and plenty of 
moisture. Usually started in pots and 
later planted outside. Dig in fall and 
store in dry peat moss. Delivery January 
to May. Bulbs, 50c each; started bulbs in 
pots, $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
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CARNATION CRIMSON KING. 11% ft. 
10°. This is the popular everblooming 
Carnation. The flowers are not large, are 
bright crimson, and are produced all sum- 
mer and | fall. Well drained soil in full 
sun. Delivery fall to spring. 50c each, 
$5.00 doz. 
C. LUCIA. Rose-pink all summer. Same 
price as Crimson King. 
C. SERENA. The flowers are almost as 
large as greenhouse carnations, fully 
double and very fragrant. All Summer. 
Fine for cutting. $1.00 each, $7.50 doz. 
CRINUM. Crinum Lily. Milk and Wine 
Lily. 2 to 6 ft. One of the finest and most 
satisfactory of all the bulbs that may be 
grown in Southern gardens. They are 
very long-lived and easy to grow. In the 
Deep South they are often found growing 
luxuriantly around old abandoned homes 
and in old cemeteries where for years 
they have had no care whatever. In such 
places, too, you will find several forms 
of old-fashioned roses, Crape Myrtles, 
Flowering Quinces, Day Lilies and a few 
other plants. Most kinds of Crinums have 
attractive, evergreen foliage. At different 
seasons of the year they send up long 
spikes bearing from a few to twenty or 
more large lily-like, fragrant flowers. 
They prefer a rich, moist soil but most 
of them will grow in any soil and under 
most adverse conditions. Plant in sun or 
part shade with about half the bulb above 
ground. Most of them are entirely hardy 
south of the Red River along the Texas- 
Oklahoma line. In the Upper South give 
a protection mulch of peat moss or leaves. 
In the North they may be grown in large 
pots. Delivery any time. 
Cc. AMABILE. (Sumatra.) 5 to 6 ft. 15°. 
The immense, dark green leaves stand 
out horizontally and give a tropical ef- 
fect. Purplish-red stems and numerous 
glossy-pink flowers with long narrow 
petals. Deligthfully fragrant. $3.50 to $6.00 
each. 
C. AMERICANUM. 2 ft. A native spe- 
cies desirable for wet places. White with 
narrow petals. Spring and Summer. $1.00 
each. 
C. CAMPANULATUM. (Africa.) 2 to 4 
ft. Somewhat drooping foliage. Flowers 
white with faint stripe down each petal. 
$1.50 each. 
Cc. CECIL HOUDYSHEL. (Hybrid.) 
Long, drooping foliage. The deep rose 
colored flowers come 15 to 20 in a cluster 
and are produced freely in spring and 
summer. $2.00 and $3.00 each. 
Cc. ELLEN BOSANQUET. (Hybrid.) 8 ft. 
The most striking and unusual color of 
all the Crinums. Wine red and quite large. 
Early summer. $2.00 each. 
C. EMPRESS OF INDIA. (Hybrid.) The 
large white flowers are 8 or 9 inches 
across and give an unusual and beautiful 
effect as they are borne on heavy stems 
3 or 4 feet high. Opens at night and does 
better if planted in partially shaded situ- 
ation. Handsome foliage. Only a few 
plants at $5.00 and $10.00 each. 
Cc. ERUBESCENS. Milk and Wine Lily. 
2 to 3 ft. (Tropical America.) Drooping 
foliage. Flowers are fragrant, white with 
faint stripe in center of each petal. Free 
flowering during Summer and fall. A large 
clump will be almost continuously in 
flower. Often flowers as late as Decem- 
ber. 75c each; heavy clumps, $3.00 each. 
